Is this the one you're talking about, proudly displaying its beautiful bright orange throat, Imberbe ?
We often visit Rietvlei Nature Reserve on Sunday mornings for a nice picnic and a drive around the reserve.

Yes! That's more like it! They are quite common around Rietvlei, see them often!

I just went through the Roberts Multimedia Program. They have quite a few photos of the duller example. (Though they do not indicate male / female). Their most colourful specimen definitely do not compare with the photo cybeR@NGER took. It thus seems that there is quite a diversity in this species.

They also mention that the female's throat is not as bright as that of the male. [/quote]

Yep, Orange throated Longclaw.
We also find them in the saltmarsh vegetation in Knysna.
They seem to like the marsh and have been fairly successfull in breeding here.
I saw a Grey Heron take one, probably female, from its nest not so long ago. Heard the little bird complain and started looking. Saw the Heron with screaming lunch in his beak just before it went down forever. First time I saw anything like that.

Habitat: Moist short grassland, vleis, seasonally flooded grassland.Food: Insects, some grass seed.Display: Rises to about 10m above ground, fluttering and singing then drops to grass again. They also sing from perches on low mounds or fences.